Michael, you have a good point. I'm a Christ follower as well, and although I celebrate Christmas, the commercialism does frustrate me. Go ahead, call me a hypocrite...
In America, roughly $450 Billion is spent on Christmas and other holiday shopping. Yes, Billion with a B. Worldwide, it would take just $10 Billion to PERMANENTLY SOLVE the WORLD's clean water supply problem. So, we spend 45 times in one month (or two months) every year what it would cost to provide clean drinking water to the entire world. Doesn't that turn anyone's stomach? It turns mine. http://www.adventconspiracy.org/water/ Jonathan L. Raper, A+, MCSA, MCSE Technology Coordinator Eagle Physicians & Associates, PA [email protected]<BLOCKED::mailto:%[email protected]> www.eaglemds.com<BLOCKED::http://www.eaglemds.com/> ________________________________ From: Micheal Espinola Jr [mailto:[email protected]] Sent: Tuesday, December 07, 2010 3:36 PM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: Re: Office decorations - Are they allowed for you? Christians are so persecuted, aren't they?... <soapbox> For the record, I'm Christian, and Christmas disgusts me. I think a big part of the lack of respect we get from the middle east is due to our willingness to bastardize our religious beliefs. Its a great way to learn to lie, deceive, and make the act become second nature to your routine. Lie to your Children for the sake capitalism. </> I know not everyone bastardizes Christmas from the spiritual/religious aspects of it - but many many do. Yet we still promote it as if it doesn't matter to us (Christians) - but it should. Its a mockery. -- ME2 On Tue, Dec 7, 2010 at 12:10 PM, Justin Thomas <[email protected]<mailto:[email protected]>> wrote: the non believers can call it Christmas, I do. There are a world of holidays this time of the year, why do we only get to celebrate yours? On Tue, Dec 7, 2010 at 2:05 PM, Glen Johnson <[email protected]<mailto:[email protected]>> wrote: I'll third that, and for the record, I don't celebrate Halloween but I still call it Halloween. Why can't the non-believers at least call Christmas by Christmas. Still doesn't change what they believe. Here, they had a door decorating contest with the winner receiving lunch or some prize like that. We didn't participate, cause we have not talent, in the decorating area, that is. From: Raper, Jonathan - Eagle [mailto:[email protected]<mailto:[email protected]>] Sent: Tuesday, December 07, 2010 2:53 PM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: RE: Office decorations - Are they allowed for you? I'll second that! Preach on, brother Bob! Jonathan L. Raper, A+, MCSA, MCSE Technology Coordinator Eagle Physicians & Associates, PA [email protected] www.eaglemds.com ________________________________ From: Mike Sullivan [mailto:[email protected]<mailto:[email protected]>] Sent: Tuesday, December 07, 2010 2:48 PM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: Re: Office decorations - Are they allowed for you? Amen! On Tue, Dec 7, 2010 at 11:43 AM, [email protected]<mailto:[email protected]> <[email protected]<mailto:[email protected]>> wrote: I have to ask. Do you call your Birthday... Birthday or Holiday? Do you call Halloween... Halloween or Holiday? Easter or Holiday? Why is it that Christmas is being attacked? Christmas Celebrates the birth of Jesus. Usually the people I find that cannot call Christmas, Christmas are non-believers in Christ. I would then ask you if you should be working at a company that ask something other from you? Why do I call Christmas, Christmas... Just read Luke 2:8-20 Bob -----Original Message----- From: Joseph Heaton [mailto:[email protected]<mailto:[email protected]>] Sent: Tuesday, December 07, 2010 2:11 PM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: OT: Office decorations - Are they allowed for you? A buddy and myself ran lights around our cubicles, and we've gotten several others involved. We're having to call them "holiday" lights, so as not to "offend" anyone. We also have a small, 3' fiber optic tree, and some garland to finish it off. 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